Evan jumps a little, startled by the sudden approach of someone in his little bubble of escape.
Evan quickly throws the blade into his drawer, knowing he's going to have to pretend he's okay; make sure no one worries about him.
He quickly grabs his dressing gown and throws i onto his body, covering all what he had just done. he opens his covers and throws it over his wrist bands, shirt and blood drips.
He pinches his arm to compose himself.
"Evan can you here me? is everything okay" Liv asked concerned for her brother and begins knocking on the door.
Evan takes a deep breath and goes over to the door and sits on the floor "everything's okay" Evan manages to say with only a slight wobble and husk.
"Let me in Evan" LIv asks her brother calmly and sinks down to the floor herself, sitting on the opposite side of the door as Evan.
"I know that people have been bullying you Evan, is this what this is about?" Liv sighs "I heard you you know, crying I mean. I wont tell anyone, not even mum." Liv rubs her face in a confused frustrated sort of way, all she wants to do is help her brother, but he never lets her in. He never has done.
"How did you know" Evan says in an almost whisper, but Liv heard him loud and clear; as if he shouted it.
"I heard some people talking about it. I tried to pretend it wasn't happening, I didn't want you to be feeling like that again. You never fitted in in England and I thought it was different here. But its clearly bot" Liv says with emotion in her voice.
Evan doesn't want his sister to be upset. But he doesn't know how he can stop it. There's no running away from whats happening right now. He can feel blood running down his chest now.
I'm scared.
The worlds spinning.
Thud!.
"Evan!" Liv almost shouts. She begins pounding on the door know. The commotion has alerted the whole of Leopard's Den now. Everyone starts rushing up the stairs.
"Liv whats wrong" Sarah asked he daughter. Danny begins knocking on Evan's door "Evan, open up" Danny calls through the door.
"What happened" Rosie asked Liv who was now beginning to cry. "We was talking. He went really quiet and then I heard a thud" Liv covers her face and sobs a little.
"Out of my bloody way" Dup says and barges through. He fumbles around in his pocket and pulls out a ring of keys, everyone looks astonished. Dup looks around at them "What" he asks everyone "nothing" they all say in almost unison.
Dup finds the key he's looking for and inserts it into the key hole and turns it, click. The door unlocks.
Dup pushes the door very carefully but as soon as he does he realizes Evan is on the other side. He ducks down and continues pushing, when the door is big enough for his arm to fit through he pushes his arm through and supports Evan's head.
"Dup, what's wrong" Sarah asks, frantic at this point; almost hyperventilating.
"I think the boys passed out" Dup says quietly.
Sarah makes an upset squeal like sound, Danny hugs his wife.
Dup has opened the door now, he squeezes into Evan's room and lifts him up. He carries him to the bed and lies him down. His family rush into the room and by his side. Liv sits on the bed next to her brother.
Sarah grabs Evan's covers and pulls them over him revealing the shirt, wrist bands and blood drips. Sarah looks horrified. "Danny look at this" She talks to her husband. Danny walks over and looks at what his wife pointed out. "blood" Danny says quietly.
Liv holds her brothers hand and pulls his sleeve up when no one was paying attention. She see the cuts and pulls his sleeve back down and sobs a little.
"Liv, whats wrong honey" Sarah asks he daughter "nothing" she lies to her mother not wanting to betray Evan, as he was finally speaking to her. She hopes that no one thinks to look at Evan's arms. She wants to talk to him about it herself, without everyone attacking him(not in the physical sense, metaphorically speaking).
Fifteen minutes have passed. The family are really worried and anxious. Sarah wanted to call the hospital but Dup told her not to be stupid, and that Evan was probably fine.
Evan stirred a little, everyone looked on expectingly.
Evan opened his eyes and began sitting up. "Evan" Sarah exclaimed and rushed over to her son cradling him "we was so worried, what happened" Sarah asked worriedly.
"I'm fine" Evan choked out, his voice horse from crying and lack of fluids.
"We was all worried sick" Sarah sighed "what made you pass out" Rosie asked her step brother.
Evan thought for a moment, recalling what had actually happened. He remembered.
He thought for a moment and decided to lie "hunger probably, or lack of drinking, you know long hike an all" he forced out a fake smile, one that everyone seemed to believe, besides Liv who was suspicious.
"Right if thats the case, Danny go get him a glass of water. Nomsa, can you fix him some food for me please" Sarah asked the two, Danny went to get the water. "okay" Nomsa said and left for the kitchen.
"Once Danny gets back with the water, why don't you get a shower and have your food and go to bed" Sarah suggested to her son "Good idea" Evan replied, agreeing to his mother.
Danny quickly returned and handed Evan the glass of water. Evan drank it like his life depended on it.
"Steady on, don't choke" Sarah chuckled at her own son.
Evan put the glass down on his bed side drawer and went to his wardrobe and rummaged his pajamas out.
"I'll go get a shower then" Evan said in a fake cheerful tone and left the room.
Sarah looked to her family "we need to talk about Evan"